"Terrorist" meaning in German

See Terrorist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tɛrorˈɪst/ Audio: De-Terrorist.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Terror + -ist. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|Terror|-ist}}, {{suffix|de|Terror|ist}} Terror + -ist Head templates: {{de-noun|m.weak|f=in}} Terrorist m (weak, genitive Terroristen, plural Terroristen, feminine Terroristin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.weak}} Forms: Terroristen [genitive], Terroristen [plural], Terroristin [feminine], weak [table-tags], Terrorist [nominative, singular], Terroristen [definite, nominative, plural], Terroristen [genitive, singular], Terroristen [definite, genitive, plural], Terroristen [dative, singular], Terroristen [dative, definite, plural], Terroristen [accusative, singular], Terroristen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. terrorist Tags: masculine, weak
    Sense id: en-Terrorist-de-noun-pMeBXgyh Categories (other): German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -ist, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, People Related terms: Chefterrorist, Linksterrorist, Rechtsterrorist, Teilzeitterrorist, Vollzeitterrorist, Terroristenbande, Terroristenfahrzeug, Terroristenfalle, Terroristengeisel, Terroristengruppe, Terroristennest, Terroristenüberfall, Terroristenunterschlupf, Terroristenversteck, Terroristenzelle, Terrorismus

Inflected forms

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          "english": "But the royal terrorists, the terrorists by the grace of God and the law, are in practice brutal, disdainful and mean, in theory cowardly, secretive and deceitful, and in both respects disreputable.",
          "ref": "1961 [1849 May 19], Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, “[Die standrechtliche Beseitigung der ‚Neuen Rheinischen Zeitung‘]”, in Marx-Engels Werke, volume 6, page 505; English translation from “[The Summary Suppression of the Neue Rheinische Zeitung]”, in Marx/Engels Collected Works, volume 9, 1977, page 453:",
          "text": "Aber die royalistischen Terroristen, die Terroristen von Gottes- und Rechts-Gnaden, in der Praxis sind sie brutal, verächtlich, gemein, in der Theorie feig, versteckt, doppelzüngig, in beiden Bezienungen ehrlos.",
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          "ref": "1961 [1849 May 19], Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, “[Die standrechtliche Beseitigung der ‚Neuen Rheinischen Zeitung‘]”, in Marx-Engels Werke, volume 6, page 505; English translation from “[The Summary Suppression of the Neue Rheinische Zeitung]”, in Marx/Engels Collected Works, volume 9, 1977, page 453:",
          "text": "Aber die royalistischen Terroristen, die Terroristen von Gottes- und Rechts-Gnaden, in der Praxis sind sie brutal, verächtlich, gemein, in der Theorie feig, versteckt, doppelzüngig, in beiden Bezienungen ehrlos.",
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